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To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property. Blackstone.

ering or sequestering of a benefice to the perpetual use of a spiritual corporation. Blackstone.

converting them to the uses of husbandry for the advantage of the lord of the manor. Blackstone.

ant thing; accessory; incident; as, a right of way appurtenant to land or buildings. Blackstone. Common appurtenatn. (Law) See under Common, n.

A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve.

Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; -- applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.

op, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority. Blackstone.

idence of an archdeacon. See Benefice. Every diocese is divided into archdeaconries. Blackstone.

sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone.

Of or pertaining to sandstone; as, arenilitic mountains. Kirwan.

the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey. Argillaceous sandstone (Geol.), a sandstone containing much clay. -- Argillaceous iron ore, the clay ironstone. -- Argillaceous schist or state. See Argillite.

and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the Ark of the Covenant.

A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments. -- Ar*kos"ic (#), a.

e, a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc. -- Armenian stone. (a) The commercial name of lapis lazuli. (b) Emery.

his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon. Cowell. Blackstone.

The stone pine (Pinus Cembra).

at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint. Blackstone.

ery county, to muster and array the inhabitants, or see them in a condition for war. Blackstone.

nds. -- Volcanic ashes, or Volcanic ash, the loose, earthy matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by volcanoes.

Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone. Rough ashlar, a block of freestone as brought from the quarry. When hammer-dressed it is known as common ashlar. Knight.